Service difficulty report · Rod · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
August 7, 2025
Submitted
August 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000036
Aircraft time
5,350 hours, 3,141 cycles
Part
Rod
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN DOOR HANDLE IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE AIRPLANE. RESEARCHED MED DOOR DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION, AND NO HISTORY FOUND CONNECTED TO THIS SQUAWK. ARRIVED AT ACFT. NO STRUGGLE FOUND OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE. TRIED TO CLOSE AND OPEN FROM INSIDE, WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY WHEN OPENING IT. INSPECTED THE DOOR HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE, INSPECTED DOOR LEVER FROM INSIDE, INSPECTED MAIN DOOR AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. BUT NOTICED THE GUIDE RODS, ARE VERY DIRTY. CLEANED THE RODS AND THE ROD HOUSINGS. AND LUBED. PERFORMED MULTIPLE OPS CHECKS, OPS CHECKS GOOD. ALL IN REF. TO MODE AMM 52-10-00.